ETBU Professor of Religion Dr. Jeph Holloway To Speak at the 6th Annual Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics

MARSHALL, Texas (2/08/13)- Dr. Jeph Holloway, East Texas Baptist University Professor of Religion, has been invited to speak at the 6th Annual Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics held at Howard Payne University in Brownwood on Thursday, February 28 and Friday, March 1st. Dr. Holloway will present discussions on "The Practice of Christian Moral Discernment.”

"We are looking forward to Dr. Holloway’s lectures,” said Dr. Donnie Auvenshine, dean of HPU’s School of Christian Studies. "I believe that he will provoke us to think carefully about living out our commitment to Christ.”

Thursday’s lecture, "Deciding Against Decisionism: There’s Just More to It than That” will begin at 7:30 p.m. The following day at 10 a.m., Dr. Holloway will present "The Juncture of Mind and Spirit: Moral Discernment in the Letters of Paul.” Each lecture will be followed by a question-and-answer session.

Dr. Holloway holds Master of Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, focusing in the field of Christian ethics. He has also done additional graduate study at Duke University and Columbia Theological Seminary. Since 1990, he has served Baptist institutions of higher learning at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Since 1978, his ministry experiences have included serving in the positions of youth minister, assistant pastor, interim pastor and pastor. Dr. Holloway has been at ETBU since 2001.

The Currie-Strickland lecture series is made possible through the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Gary Elliston and was established to honor the life of Dr. David R. Currie, retired executive director of Texas Baptists Committed, and the memory of Phil Strickland, who dedicated nearly 40 years of ministry to the Baptist General Convention of Texas’ Christian Life Commission.